Personal transfers, receipts in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Personal transfers, receipts was 338.25 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 338.25 million BoP, current US$ for personal transfers, receipts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in Cape Verde peaked at 338.25 million BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.55 million BoP, current US$, in 1983.
Cape Verde ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.96 million BoP, current US$ | 23.60 million BoP, current US$ | 24.28 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 30.59 million BoP, current US$ | 20.55 million BoP, current US$ | 44.26 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.42 million BoP, current US$ | 56.03 million BoP, current US$ | 103.94 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.43 million BoP, current US$ | 79.76 million BoP, current US$ | 154.13 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.92 million BoP, current US$ | 130.38 million BoP, current US$ | 212.97 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 296.13 million BoP, current US$ | 221.79 million BoP, current US$ | 338.25 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
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- 100 North Macedonia 359.67 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 102 Zambia 334.31 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 319.76 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 104 Benin 313.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -11.38 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.34 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 4,696 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 5.19 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 2.48 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 4,696 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 97.86 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 48.85 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 499.14 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 48.82 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in Cape Verde?
- Personal transfers, receipts in Cape Verde was 338.25 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 338.25 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.55 million BoP, current US$ in 1983.
- How does Cape Verde rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.